JamesG
02-14-2012, 01:12 PM
David Kelly Dead: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Grandpa Dies At 82
2/14/12
Irish stage and film actor David Kelly has died. He was 82.
Best known to American audiences for his role as Grandpa Joe in the 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kelly's credits also included Laws of Attraction, The Jigsaw Man and the original Italian Job.
In 1998, he earned a Screen Actor's Guild nomination for his portrayal of Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned Devine, which included a rather memorable scene where Kelly rode a motorbike naked.
He received a lifetime achievement award at the 2005 Irish Film and Television Awards.
Kelly's final film was the 2007 fantasy flick Stardust.
According to the Telegraph, he passed away in the hospital after a short illness.
http://news.moviefone.com/2012/02/14/david-kelly-dead-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory_n_1276280.html?
2/14/12
Irish stage and film actor David Kelly has died. He was 82.
Best known to American audiences for his role as Grandpa Joe in the 2005 remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kelly's credits also included Laws of Attraction, The Jigsaw Man and the original Italian Job.
In 1998, he earned a Screen Actor's Guild nomination for his portrayal of Michael O'Sullivan in Waking Ned Devine, which included a rather memorable scene where Kelly rode a motorbike naked.
He received a lifetime achievement award at the 2005 Irish Film and Television Awards.
Kelly's final film was the 2007 fantasy flick Stardust.
According to the Telegraph, he passed away in the hospital after a short illness.
http://news.moviefone.com/2012/02/14/david-kelly-dead-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory_n_1276280.html?